Method for increasing reading efficiency in medical image reading process using gaze information of user and apparatus using the same

A method for increasing medical image reading efficiency, comprising:

• acquiring gaze information of a user including change of gaze and fixation time of gaze during a reading process of the medical image by the user by using a gaze tracking unit coupled with the medical image reading apparatus;
• generating, by the medical image reading apparatus, information on a region of interest (ROI) of the user based on the gaze information wherein the information on the region of interest includes the region of interest which is extracted from regions included in the medical image;
• determining, by the medical image reading apparatus, a type of service corresponding to the region of interest, using the gaze information which includes the change of gaze and the fixation time of gaze;
• and
• providing, by the medical image reading apparatus, the determined service, and wherein the type of service is determined to be adapted for reading efficiency of the region of interest, based on characteristics of the region of interest including the dimension of the medical image, the modality of the medical image and the morphology of the medical image, and a department in which the user is specialized,
• wherein the providing the type of service includes:
• in the event that the region of interest is a tissue or a lesion, providing, by the medical image reading apparatus, a three-dimensional model of the tissue or the lesion,
• wherein the three-dimensional model is generated based on reconstructing regions of the tissue or a lesion into a three-dimension.